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(Top) 1 Nature of library and information science 1.1 Definition 1.2 Essence 2 Branches of library and information science 3 Types of library and information professionals 4 History of library and information science 5 Types of libraries 6 Specific libraries 7 Library and information resources 7.1 Information media 7.2 Types of publications 7.3 Catalogs and indexes 8 Information science 8.1 Organization of information 8.2 Electronic information storage and retrieval 8.3 Infometrics 8.3.1 Scientometrics 8.4 Informatics 8.5 Information and society 9 Library operations and management 9.1 Research methods 9.1.1 Organizing and searching Wikipedia 9.2 Selection and acquisition of library materials 9.3 Preservation 9.4 Other library services and processes 10 Politics of library science 10.1 Legal issues 10.1.1 Laws 10.1.2 Legal precedents 10.2 Social issues 11 Education and training 12 Professional organizations 13 Non-profit organizations 14 Notable people in library science 15 See also 16 External links 16.1 History

Outline of library and information science

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Library and information science
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Outline Glossary
Histories Libraries - Information
Focus Archives management - Collections management (Preservation) - Data management - Information management (cataloguing) - Knowledge management - Library management
Curation Data - Metadata - Information - Documents - Artefacts - Knowledge
Interdisciplinary fields Archival science - Communication studies - Computer science - Data science - Documentation science - Epistemology - Library science - Information science - Science and technology studies
Areas Academic - Archival - Legal - Health - Private - Public - School - Special
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to library and information science:

Library and information science (LIS) is the scientific study of issues related to libraries and the information fields. This includes academic studies regarding how library resources are used and how people interact with library systems. The organization of knowledge for efficient retrieval of relevant information is also a major research goal of library science. Being interdisciplinary, it overlaps with computer science, various social sciences, statistics, and systems analysis.

Nature of library and information science[edit]

Definition[edit]

Library and information science can be described as all of the following:

The study of libraries and information both in terms of theory and practice.
Field of science – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are many library and information-related scientific journals.
- Social science – field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society.

Essence[edit]

Library and information science
- Library science
- Information science

Branches of library and information science[edit]

Types of library and information professionals[edit]

Librarian
- Application specialist – see integrated library system
- Cataloguing librarian – see library catalog
- Collections librarian – see library collection development
- Electronic resources librarian – see electronic resource management
- Law librarian – expert in legal research
- Metadata librarian – see metadata
- Reference librarian – helps patrons with research
- Research instruction librarian – see library instruction
- Teacher-librarian
Archivist
Curator
Indexer
Information architect
Information consultant (may be a qualified librarian)
Prospect researcher
Records manager (see Records management)

History of library and information science[edit]

History of library science

Types of libraries[edit]

Specific libraries[edit]

List of libraries

Library and information resources[edit]

Document

Information media[edit]

Types of publications[edit]

Catalogs and indexes[edit]

Information science[edit]

Organization of information[edit]

Electronic information storage and retrieval[edit]

Infometrics[edit]

Bibliometrics – studies quantitative aspects of recorded information
Webometrics – studies quantitative aspects of the World Wide Web
Cybermetrics – similar to webometrics, but broadens its definition to include electronic resources